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A copper-alloy Rose and Orb jetton of Nuremburg Master Hans Krauwinckel II, c.1586-1635 AD. As Mitchiner, 1988: no. 1505. The jetton has been pierced through the orb from the reverse to the obverse.
Obverse: *HANNSKRAVWINCKELINNVRNBE, Three crowns and three lis arranged centrifugally around a central rose, all within an inner circle.
Reverse: *DASWORTGOTSBLEITEWICKLICH, An Imperial Orb surmounted by a cross pattee, within a double stranded trefoil, all within an inner circle.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 24.23 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns and three lis arranged centrifugally around a central rose, all within an inner circle, pierced through the middle.
Obverse inscription: *HANNSKRAVWINCKELINNVRNBE
Reverse description: An Imperial Orb surmounted by a cross pattee, within a double stranded trefoil, all within an inner circle, pierced through the middle.
Reverse inscription: DASWORTGOTSBLEI[]WICK[]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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